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flight [flaɪt]1. nounb. ( = plane trip) vol m• flight number 776 from/to Madrid le vol numéro 776 en provenance/à destination de Madrid• did you have a good flight? vous avez fait bon voyage ?c. flight of stairs escalier m• we had to climb three flights to get to his room nous avons dû monter trois étages pour arriver à sa chambred. a flight of fancy ( = harebrained idea) une idée folle ; ( = figment of imagination) une pure inventione. ( = act of fleeing) fuite f2. compounds* * *[flaɪt] 1.2) ( course) (of bird, insect) vol m; (of missile, bullet) trajectoire f3) ( locomotion) vol min full flight — lit en plein vol; fig en plein élan
4) ( group)a flight of — un vol de, une volée de [birds]; une troupe de [angels]; une volée de [arrows]
6) ( set)a flight of — une série de [hurdles]; une série de [locks]; un étagement de [terraces]
7) ( display)flights of imagination — élans mpl d'imagination
2.flights of rhetoric — envolées fpl oratoires
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flight [flaɪt]∎ capable of flight capable de voler;∎ to be in flight être en vol(b) (journey → of bird, spacecraft, plane, missile) vol m;∎ manned flight (of spacecraft) vol m habité;∎ a flight of 500 miles is nothing to a swallow ≃ les hirondelles peuvent facilement effectuer des vols de 800 kilomètres∎ I don't want to miss my flight je ne veux pas rater mon avion;∎ my flight is at 2.15 mon avion est à 2h15;∎ how was your flight? as-tu fait bon voyage?;∎ this is my first transatlantic flight (passenger) c'est la première fois que je traverse l'Atlantique en avion; (pilot) c'est mon premier vol ou ma première traversée transatlantique;∎ flight BA 314 to Paris le vol BA 314 à destination de Paris;∎ when is the next flight to Newcastle? à quelle heure part le prochain vol pour ou à destination de Newcastle?;∎ all flights out of Gatwick tous les vols en provenance de Gatwick∎ the Queen's/King's Flight = avions au service de la famille royale;∎ figurative to be in the first or top flight faire partie de l'élite∎ to be in full flight être en pleine retraite;∎ to take flight prendre la fuite;∎ in the course of her flight from justice alors qu'elle fuyait la justice;∎ to put sb/the enemy to flight mettre qn/l'ennemi en fuite;∎ figurative flight of capital évasion f ou fuite f des capitaux;∎ Bible the Flight into Egypt la fuite en Égypte∎ flight (of stairs or steps) escalier m;∎ I had to walk up all ten flights j'ai dû monter les dix étages à pied;∎ it's another three flights up c'est trois étages plus haut;∎ I'm not carrying this wardrobe up all those flights of stairs je refuse de monter cette penderie tout là-haut;∎ a short flight of steps quelques marches fpl∎ a flight of the imagination une envolée de l'imagination;∎ it was just a flight of fancy ce n'était qu'une idée folle(h) (on arrow, dart) penne f, empennage m∎ one of our flight attendants un des membres de l'équipage;Finance flight capital capitaux mpl flottants ou fébriles;flight clearance autorisation f de vol;flight control (action → of individual aircraft) conduite f; (→ from ground) contrôle m de la navigation aérienne; Military contrôle m des missions aériennes; (place) contrôle m aérien; (people) contrôleurs mpl aériens;flight crew équipage m (d'un avion);flight deck (of aircraft) poste m ou cabine f de pilotage, habitacle m; (of aircraft carrier) pont m d'envol;flight engineer mécanicien(enne) m,f navigant(e) (d'avion), ingénieur m de vol;Ornithology flight feather (of bird) penne f;flight formation formation f de vol;flight lieutenant = capitaine de l'armée de l'air britannique;flight log journal m de vol;flight mechanic mécanicien(enne) m,f navigant(e);flight number numéro m de vol;flight path trajectoire f de vol;flight pattern formation f de vol;flight personnel personnel m navigant;flight plan plan m de vol;flight recorder enregistreur m de vol;flight sergeant = sergent-chef de l'armée de l'air britannique;flight simulator simulateur m de vol;
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